Colscott
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Putford
Historical Forms
- Colscote 1330 SR
- Colsouenescota 1086 DB
Etymology
If so, the meaning is 'Colswegen 's cot(e),' Colswegen being an Anglo-Scandinavian pers. name found already in Devon c. 1100 (Earle 263) in the form Colswein .Cf. also Colsweineston 1195 FF (Devon).